You be the Timbers GM: Mamadou 'Futty' Danso

We're in the middle of the first week of examining the Portland Timbers roster, player by player. We're asking you to vote and comment on each piece of the puzzle as a part of our You be the Timbers GM series. Every feature will be accompanied by commentary from our panel of Timbers writers: The Oregonian's Timbers beat writer, Geoffrey C. Arnold; and OregonLive.com Timbers bloggers Rick Curwen, Kip Kesgard and Jennifer Kesgard.

Earlier today we looked at midfielder Diego Chara. We continue the series with defender "Futty".

Geoffrey C. Arnold: Stay (kind of)Popular player was in and out of the Starting 11 throughout the season, then fell out of favor with interim coach Gavin Wilkinson after terrible performance in 3-0 loss at Seattle and was left off gameday roster in final two games of the season. The centerback position is loaded, and like Brunner, he'll have to fight to earn a spot.

Rick Curwen: GoFutty missed the first eight MLS matches in 2012 through injury and ended the season getting less than half the playing time that he'd enjoyed in 2011. The Timbers defense needs to be reinforced by at least two players before 2013. I feel Futty will be one of those whose place in the squad is threatened.

Futty: stay or go?Kip Kesgard: StayDanso has a bit of an injury issue lately with various shoulder ailments, but when he's healthy, he's one of the strongest players in the air, and he's got surprising versatility from the centerback spot. For a tall, lanky player, he's incredibly strong as well, and I like his mettle when he's fighting opposing players for the ball or for space. With Brunner, Horst, Jean-Baptiste and Mosquera, the Timbers have a wealth of players in the center back position with Danso and I like the available options.

Jennifer Kesgard:Futty, stop it. Stop getting injured. Stop having surgeries. Stop getting suspended. Stop playing for The Gambia. Stop making me miss you so much on the pitch. Stop it.

You decided: Cast your vote and post your comments on why Futty should stay or go.